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Distribution and use of electricity throughout the home.
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I've got a box of sockets like this:
I was planning to mount a few of these on the ceiling, but am wondering about safety since the hot wire is essentially exposed, and would be very close to one's ...

I have a single pot light that does not work. It's at the entrance to highlight a mirror.
The bulb works and the switch is good.
The problem is that their is no power in the pot.
Took the pot down and ...

I am trying to install a dimmer switch on my three way circuit in the kitchen. When I removed the existing switch, the traveler wires look to be hooked directly into the wiring of the house from the ...

I would like to install electric heated floors throughout a home built in 2008 (In BC, Canada) to replace a forced air furnace system. I am wondering if this project will require running a new set of ...

I have a room that has six outlets. Two of which are healthy with ground and ~120V coming through. The other four report open ground with one of the four not working at all (no juice). I've checked ...

Is there a way to plug a 6-20p 208/220/250v plug into a 10-30r receptacle? I can't seem to find an adapter for this. I bought a 220v fahrenheat heater and want to be able to plug it into a range or ...

I was in the process of cooking when I noticed that my food was no longer boiling. The red indicator light was still on. I held my hand over the burner and they both were cold to the touch. I went to ...

In regards to a 3300 sq ft 2-story foreclosure in FL. Built 2005...
They ripped out both A/C units, one was in the garage and one was in a closet upstairs. The house has all the duct work, only the ...

I'm trying to upgrade to a new line voltage thermostat. The new thermostat has many more connections, including three fan speeds. My current system has a manual fan switch on the wall so all I need ...

I just moved in to a new home I'm renting to find this, near where a TV would usually be installed.
This is near TV height, under a TV mount that was installed by the homeowners.
And this is on the ...

Been updating circuits in my basement and I'm horrified at the previous work that has been done. Improperly routed cables, overloaded junction boxes and, in two separate instances, 12-3 cable feeding ...

My renters are complaing that the breaker for the master bather and bedroom keeps tripping. They say the trip is random. I tested all the plugs and GFCI plug in the bathroom. Everything passed with ...

I have a 6/3 NM-B cable that is to be run through a Southwire Ultratite conduit to an external outlet for a generator. I plan to strip the cable prior to threading through the conduit: 1. for ease of ...

I have 3 switches that control the same light. One of them broke, so I replaced it. I can't get the light to work now. I got what looked like the same kind of switch from the store. It's a 15amp/120 ...

My electrical feed to location is L6 3wire (grnd+X+Y). My cabinet is L609 4wire (grnd+neut+X+Y).
The cabinet feeds 4 blocks of 110V.
Should the grnd+neutr be plugged into the grnd on the L6? or do I ...

I'm adding a plug to a closet so that I can put my server and router in there.
I am trying to daisy chain it off of the nearest plug, but when I try to remove any of the knockouts they won't budge, ...

I have a breaker on my panel that has 2 white wires and one black and a test button. I am changing to a breaker that has no white wires going to it just the black. Do I put both white wires to the bar ...

Location: USA.
The light switch to our laundry room is in the hallway outside the door. I replaced the standard light switch with a motion sensing switch (Leviton ODS10-ID). When we enter the room, ...

I'm finishing a basement and am running cable to 2 of the rooms in the basement. I would like to run the cable into a double gang box with the cable outlet on one side and an electrical receptacle on ...

A ceiling light has failed and I have removed it. The circuit that it was part of (eight other downstairs lights) is working fine. BUT the supply cable from this circuit to the failed light is 'live' ...

If I am installing a ceiling fan w/lights to an old house with only 2 wires coming out of the ceiling a hot (black) and white (neutral) is it necessary to connect the green ground wires from the fan ...

If I am installing a ceiling fan w/lights to an old house with only 2 wires coming out of the ceiling a hot (black) and white (neutral) is it necessary to connect the green ground wires from the fan ...